2006 Commentary

What Was — and Wasn’t on the Public’s Mind

...And How Opinions Changed During 2006
by Jodie T. Allen and Carroll Doherty

Civil War: What’s in a Name?

To Most of the American Public, the Question May Be Largely Semantic
by Scott Keeter

Election ’06: Big Changes in Some Key Groups

by Scott Keeter

The Real Message of the Midterms

by Andrew Kohut

Centrists Deliver for Democrats

In an election that proved to be a referendum on Bush and Iraq, political independents cast the deciding votes

Public Concern About the Vote Count and Uncertainty About Electronic Voting Machines

by Andrew Kohut, President, Pew Research Center
Special to the New York Times

Democrats and Republicans See Different Realities

Profiling the Voters

Karl Rove’s Ground War Challenge

by Andrew Kohut, President, Pew Research Center
Special to the New York Times

Can Safe Seats Save the Republicans?

by Andrew Kohut, President, Pew Research Center
Special to the New York Times

Cell-Only Voters Not Very Different

Fewer Registered, More First-time Voters
by Scott Keeter

Evangelicals and the GOP: An Update

Strongly Republican Group Not Immune to Party's Troubles
by Scott Keeter

Growing Number of Liberal Democrats

Blue States Get Even More Democratic

Party ID: Red States Still Red, Swing States Deadlocked

Bush’s September Gains: A Mixed Picture

Little Boost for GOP in Generic Ballot
by Andrew Kohut, President, Pew Research Center

Democrats Face Ideological Split Over Wal-Mart

Attacks on Company May Turn On Liberals, Turn Off Moderates

Two Americas, One American

The differences that divide us are much smaller than those that set us apart from the rest of the world
by Andrew Kohut, President, Pew Research Center and Bruce Stokes

Politics and the “DotNet” Generation

They may be more involved than you think -- and in ways that could change America's politics
by Scott Keeter

The Iraq-Vietnam Difference

This time, the opposition runs strongly along party lines
by Michael Dimock

Attitudes Toward Immigration in Red and Blue

In Democratic-dominated counties, foreign-born residents are more populous - and more welcome
by Carroll Doherty

The Problem of American Exceptionalism

Our values and attitudes may be misunderstood, but they have consequences on the world scene
by Andrew Kohut, President, Pew Research Center and Bruce Stokes

Will White Evangelicals Desert the GOP?

So Far, This Most Republican of Groups is Staying Loyal
by Scott Keeter

Attitudes Toward Immigration: In Black and White

by Carroll Doherty

Maximum Support for Raising the Minimum

Most Americans Now Live in States That Have Raised the Wage Floor
by Michael Dimock

In Search of Ideologues in America

It's Harder than You May Think
by Scott Keeter, Pew Research Center for the People & the Press, and Gregory A. Smith, Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life

Pinched Pocketbooks

Do Average Americans Spot Something that Most Economists Miss?
by Jodie T. Allen and Andrew Kohut

Can’t Get No Satisfaction

Public's Current Gloom Is Out of Sync with Past Experience
by Michael Dimock and Jodie T. Allen

Do Deficits Matter Anymore? Apparently Not to the Public

by Carroll Doherty

Independents Sour on Incumbents

Many Say Their Member Has Taken Bribes
by Michael Dimock

Both Reds and Blues Go Green on Energy

But Parties Split Internally on Environmental Protections
by Michael Dimock

Youth and War

From Vietnam to Iraq, Generations Disagree About the Use of Military Force
by Nicole Speulda

Midterm Match-Up: Partisan Tide vs. Safe Seats

by Andrew Kohut, President, Pew Research Center

Bush’s Concern Over Isolationism Reflects More Than Just Rhetoric

Public Unenthused By Democracy Push
by Andrew Kohut, President, Pew Research Center